The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-28

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OF the Canadian. Then Indian signs becsme
e oS onS obegE S ia huness wsS
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d broken Will. many small valleys and creeks.
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the indians had approached from the other d.
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had to lie down on bis stomach to roach II and
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whatever. He was .frst disarmed., his hands
then tied behind his back, and the Indians
ss TO shsT s %hs there
S:l aS%s ssd Fl liz sn nS sasd
that that he Tas IN bad s9rape He could speak
A. they moved away one nee Of bis csptors said:
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ssssr II The panty 10 Is 0f'0a0' the
s I've went oqt after sss adssr and captured
brave a. ! bear and as strong as horse. -
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~heh pos sn Village ns e a' sesea
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soon as the prisoner entered the village mes s
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wanted to keep him fresh and strong for the
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what was in store for him II be GOULD not es.
with three warriors on guard would have been
his death, Every five Or six minutes one Of
hour OF tho night the whole populace wero On
$sss: ~ oSsss
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sa H said sSst hs had, had seen White man
.hs bones Of hIs leg, tho isF% S.a bangs
day. 6ps wanted to skin. him alive another
believed In slow. fire, and almost every one
that his equal had not been captured for years.
h S om %ss Of e' %y mnd
there was no use frestlng over the case. and
esSs 'eiass sssS sGeS
that would not sSme before was led out out in
ss 5o.y psE sss out nns S
easptet is always the nrst thing in order. and
offers TIE only opportunity to bolt .,o hi,
ehdief and bis stan arrived. and an hour later
the prisoner. was brought out. The warriors
shs fom
= Il ss sst e sS
str9nx he would % SGT at liberty or his return:
oSs 0 e
Tom to Wheel
na Inn % @ for HIM prs e
there were shouts q alarm all around him. and
ss as as
was III sIcitomens. and In dye minutes afy
sfound to learn his fate, and that they had
s. s'1 ns y'TSz and sssn BY
certalned, was the correct superstition.
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brought out again. and this time he was tied
to stake For some reason ths redski99s had
"a. f ssa 81 but
There pSssbs 'hoY for ne make
By strips OF green hide. and then they were
!" begin saw them Getting
out at them, speaking the first words since my
them to do tSeir worst and While was SPEAK
inG the s9b-shief' who was the head Ct the
sbsTo pPd ana
DISEASE s'f n .he sadds p six s"
ali the time. and It neoaed only the increased
excitement brought on BY the hunters dsRp nun
the ndisnsp IT. an sos q bSne
md ss bSsf Ss 9 TS% Ss
I'VE sndSs s'es ssS
taken out again. had hoard the reds, dis 4,
az sprE
terrible calamity, while others argued that I |
WIND. 70 propaas the " evil Those Who
bold to the latter opinion were In the majority.
WAS not to be tortured. but burned alive"
He was tied to the same stake, and the fsg-
gots heaped around him, but Just as they were
being lighted he broke out In fierce raillery
again. His words affected the whole, crowd,
nature como to his aid. The hush which had
fallen upon the village was broken by a far-ofr
roar. and moment later q Cyclone swept into
the valloy from the east like q raging lion. It
eRa ess pd
and many Of them carried away. while many Of
UPRIGHT By falling limbs and flying de6ris.
-! meyer say indians losS their heads as
quite alone for the next quarter OF an hour.
while those who had escaped unhurt were run
ming about in a childish way 1t was Just
growing dusk whom an Indian pony was led up
70 re stake by the head CHIEF In person. was
tSo others. and told BY the chief that was at
but they gave the horse o slap and away we
went For the next ten minutes was no bettor
SShan an Idiot or {; crazy man. but my senses
finally returned and I saw through It. They
regarded me rs an evil spirit and wanted to
get rid of NV rifle VIVA strannad IN fha